Nelson v. Nelson, — So.3d —-, 2016 WL 7322546 (Fla. 2d
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New Probate & Trust Cases
4th DCA: Love and marriage in contested Florida guardianships
Smith v. Smith, — So.3d —-, 2016 WL 803625 (Fla. 4th…
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Can an e-filing mistake blow your probate creditor filing deadline?
What’s it take to haul an offshore trust into a U.S. federal court on diversity-jurisdiction grounds?
Vast sums of wealth are held in family trusts — and the…
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International divorces that morph into multi-national probate proceedings can be especially challenging. Even if…
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Should we assume most paternity actions in probate are now time barred?
Inheritance litigation often turns on a person’s claimed “status” as a decedent’s …
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In case of first impression, federal judge rules on constitutionality of Florida’s new trust-specific long arm statute
If you’re a trusts and estates litigator in Florida, sooner or later…
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Can the 500-year-old “relation back” doctrine be used to block today’s $4 million probate creditor claim?
Just because someone’s Will says you’re their personal representative (PR) doesn’t make…
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Interview with a Probate Lawyer: Shannon M. Miller
One of the pleasures of publishing this blog over the years has…
Continue Reading Interview with a Probate Lawyer: Shannon M. Miller4th DCA says no to criminalizing inheritance litigation; reverses 7-year prison sentence
As lawyers, one of our jobs is to anticipate the “worst case…
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